Everyone turned to look at Lilian , who had gone all stiff with her expression turning unnatural . Rogue didn't need expertise in psychology to know that there was definitely somethinh wrong with her .
" Lilian?" called Lord Kaisen tentatively
" I don't know anything, father " said Lilian at once but Rogue noticed that she spoke in a rather hurried manner as if afraid that if she delayed it even a second , the matter might end up blowing .
Rogue glanced at her and she met his eyes but he could'nt read her expression . That bothetrd him .
He never thought that there will be a day where Lilian will act so calculating, hiding her feelings from them so perfectly .
For once he didn't believed her for he knew that Lilian definitely knew something but didn't want to tell them about it .
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" Say what you want to say or scram if you don't want to " said Rogue as he tipped his chin at Leo" Scram , all right I will scram " said Leo as he chuckled darkly " But you gotta answer my question , why is it that everytime my Lady is injured its related to you ? "" Sorry ?" Rogue was so surprised that he didn't know what so say anymore , yes , he indeed didn't and couldn't save Chelsea but what relation did he have with Chelsea getting injured everytime ." Oh yes , you gotta be sorry ! You gotta be really sorry " yelled Leo as he poked a finger at his chest as if he wished to burn a hole through his shirt and char him " Its you who couldn't protect her , its you because of whom she chose to become a Guardian Knight , because she didn't want to get pressurized into marrying you ! And yet you still keep chasing her what gave you the right !"
" All right , you want me to say it ? Then I will say " said Leo as he chuckled darkly. He looked at Rogue who was standing in front of him , he had heard a lot about the crown prince when he was roaming around the streets of Kellington Empire . Everywhere he went people would talk about Rogue with reverence as if he wasn't a human but a legend , with those dark violet icy blue eyes and careful reserve , Leo was quiet certain that he could never become best of mates with Rogue . The guy looked like he calculated every word before he spoke, for goodness sake! All Leo wanted was Rogue to leave Chelsea alone , so that he didn't have to create trouble with him or even face him but reality proved against his imagination . Rogue didn't let go of Chelsea and Leo could no longer sit still " My Lady joined the Guardian Knights, your fault . My Lady heart got broken , your fault . You ignored my Lady , your fault . My Lady almost died, your fault . And still you come here stalking her like a
" Its fine if you don't want to , its your decision . No one's gonna force you " said Lord Kaisen with an indulgent smile " But father has work today and cannot accompany you - so will you be fine alone ?"Lord Kaisen knew she won't be because the moment he suggested her that she need to stay alone today , Chelsea pouted like a full blown pout that seemed to be full of complaints . Seeing her pout like this Lord Kaisen wanted to abandon all his work and stay back home but he couldn't , today was the day of hearing where the Emperor will be addressing what happened at the hunt .If he didn't attend the hearing , there was a chance that many nobles might wriggle their way out of this and was He willing to let them weasel out ? Absolutely no! After what happened to his daughter somebody has to take the responsibility and since he couldn't find the caster of the curse , Lord Kaisen decided to make do with those unconventional nobles . 
Even after an hour later , Chelsea had no idea what to do . Her mind had gone totally blank , she knew that Marge hated her but she never thought that the old woman would hate her so much , that she will get the guts to kidnap her and sell her away . Yes , sell - even though she was ten with most of her memories muddled up , she could still understand the content from the conversation of these two thugs who were bringing her out of the Kellington kingdom .Turns out that after Marge made her black out , she brought her outside all the while covering her face and sold her to these thugs . Marge had promised these two , two gold coins but that was only when they show her the receipt of succesfully selling Chelsea to a brothel . Infact , Marge had even requested them to sell her to the most rundown brothel , the more worse it was the better , hearing such things Chelsea had a burst of rage envelope her heart and she wanted to rush back and tattle on Marge to her fa
" Yes my child " confirmed EtahChelsea stared at the cracks of the cave , as if wishing to escape through those narrow openings . Once she came in the presence of Etah everything seemed to rush up in her mind at once , the hunt , her past and her present memories crashed altogether like she had been hurled directly in the ocean and a tsunami wave crashed right upon her , splitting her mind open with pain . She didn't want to talk to him , she felt that she was definitely going to be sick . She wasn't convinced with Etah's act of kindness because this lord of the sky was anything but kind to her ." Why are you here ..Lord ?" she asked facing Etah after squaring her shoulder " You never seem to care about what happened to me before ? You didn't even appear when I was wrongly accused and killed ..then why appear now ?"" My child , I truly am upset about your ending .
I understand but now that you have given up on your past , its time for you to look at your present " said Etah as he looked at her with an appreciating gaze" What do you mean ?"" What do I mean ?" Etah laughed suddenly , his voice deep and rich but also threatening , as if a rumble in the clouds before the thunder strikes " What I mean is your past collides with your present and it blurries your priorities and in turn you make decisions that are not fit for you "" I don't understand " said Chelsea , her heart still messed up after seeing her family" My dear child , you chose to be a Guardian but you cannot be the protector , your destiny doesn't coexist with them " said Etah , waving his hand carelessly and raising boulders from ground with flat top , Chelsea glanced at them as Etah went ahead and sat down on one .
Chelsea , did you meant it ?" asked Rogue hesitantly as he stepped forward , he could feel resentment and fear rolling off Chelsea's body and he didn't want to startle her anymore .But still , his heart was jack hammering in his chest . Only God knows how ecstatic he was when he heard Chelsea scream that she still loved him . The monster that had gone lethargic in his chest for some months before was now roaring madly ,his excitement matching with his . But he still wanted to hear her say to his face , he wanted her to agree without her consent he wouldn't dare to approach her .If getting nearly squashing and forcing her to unravel her deepest darkest secrets weren't bad enough , Etah decided to play a cruel joke on her . Chelsea could feel her cheek burn in humiliation and shame , to think Rogue heard her confession that was forcefully wrenched out from her .She glanced at him , his hair
Lord Kaisen thought he knew despair but he never thought he would one day get a new taste of what utter anguish was , all he did was to leave his daughter at home because he really couldn't bring her to the Royal palace today . Given , they were now going to execute some of the traitorous knights and punish nobles like Lord Garcia for creating unnecessary troubles for them but never did he ever thought that when he returned home , instead of finding his children happily eating their dinner .He would get the news of his youngest daughter with half of her memory and age gone , to be kidnapped . She was kidnapped right under the nose of her brothers , her knights and the mansion 's maids , to say that Lord Kaisen wasn't down right livid would be short changing his anger , he was practically incensed enough to bury all the kidnappers , knights and whoever was involved in this plan !However , he was getti
Chelsea walked out of the Kaisen mansion, beside her was a young knight who was humming a funny tune . Listening to that annoying tune , Chelsea nearly lost her mind " Have you played enough, Wilson Clodis?"The young knight laughed and snapped his fingers , the apperance of Brown hair and emerald eyes morphed and was replaced by Wilson's true apperance , he shrugged innocently and clicked his fingers once again , so as the handcuffs on her wrist loosened and fell on the ground ." You sure were having your fun " said Chelsea rubbing her wrist as she looked at Wilson who somehow have gone through incredible changes, before he was a gloomy sort of man , whose expression was brooding but ever since he surrendered in front of the high priest , who secretly returned back to the Empire .Wilson has changed greatly , his eyes were twinkling and he looked refreshing and sunny ." O
" See ! Lord Kaisen now what do you have to say?" seeing that the golden string was tied to Chelsea's wrist , Count Clodis forgot his previous fear and jumped up , pointing his finger at her , while he looked at her father with a maddening gleam " I always said that half bloods like these should never be allowed to have the right to be brought in the noble household, yet you were the one who opposed me , now see what this dirty mutt did to your own daughter , to her own sister ! She attempted to murder her !"" Hah , so I attempted to murder my own sister ?" Chelsea let go of Rogue's hand and stepped forward , her eyes cold and icy . ' Dirty mutt ' , ' rotten bastard ' , ' slut ', ' whore of a mother ' , when she was in the prison , these nobles made it their daily habit to come to Abarcus and insult her on a daily basis , for months she had listened to the nobles insulting her and she has always been patient regarding them but now , she can
Unbeknownst to both Lilian and Chelsea, Felix heart had taken a turn for the worst . However, neither of them had the power to peek into someone's mind and had no idea about what was going in Felix's mind as he let his hand fell down limply by his side .Chelsea gazed at the pair of rings that now tied Lilian and Felix together for all eternity and looked away , she couldn't watch it anymore . It was done and yet she could only watch as a passive onlooker , however , this wasn't the end .Lilian has played her part now it was her turn , her eyes grew cold as her gaze lightly drifted over to Agnis , who was already looking at her . Agnis 's gaze was soft yet the contempt and jeer hidden in them could no longer be masked .She was looking at her as if she was looking at someone who was already dead , Chelsea arched a brow and smiled comtemptously at Agnis , whose brows furrowed as her gaze darkened .
Agnis sudden apperance took her by surprise , Chelsea for a while didn't know how to deal with this so suddenly , Why was Agnis here ? This woman was clearly someone who naturally dealt in the dark arts , why was she with Priest Rudolf ? and why was Priest Rudolf walking along side Agnis with so much ease ? Being the follower of Lord Etah priest Rudolf should have easily decipher her mana .If priest Rudolf was walking beside Agnis it could only mean that Agnis was really good at hiding her true essence which was almost impossible given that Priest Rudolf was a priest of high calibre then it only left one reason-Priest Rudolf was colluding with Agnis !Chelsea closed her eyes and clenched her teeth , in her past life even though she wasn't allowed to have any contact with the outside world . But she knew that without the church's agreement , no one could execute her . She trusted
" Its seriously annoying " growled Chelsea sounding like a cornered animal " will you just look at the way they are watching me. If I didn't knew myself better I swear I would have thought I am standing here in my night wear "" Mistress , please calm down and stop drinking " Cici took away the fifth glass of champagne from her but Chelsea simply rolled her eyes and took another one from the passing waiter making Cici hiss indignantly " Mi'lady "" Calm down " said Chelsea, her mind wandered to the magical floating tables that were revolving around the ball room with apparent ease , On the left , their father has magicked a vineyard and orchid where the nobles were clustered around joking and giggling , once in a while they would look at her way and Chelsea would raise her glass in a mock greeting to them .On the right were the fluttering jasmine bushes , that shimmered like tiny
" You still haven't given up , my dear " said a man in white silky robe that flickered with rainbow lights quite similar to the one that shimmered when oil and water mixed , he was sipping on his tea and , every time his robes moved a new living being was born first it was a canary then it was a rabbit , one by one small creatures kept forming and he was surrounded with a bunch of animals like snow white ." I will never give up, Never! " replied a voice in a snake like croon , he was standing a bit farther away from the man in robes, his body completely distorted with nothing left other than black mana that floated around like smoke . He tried to materialize in a human form and for a while he succeded , a man with light blue hair and golden eyes appeared but only for a second , the next minute he doubled over groaning and coughing slowly dissolving in the black mist once again ." You could have bee
" Wilson! Wilson!" Jezebel screamed at the top of her lungs , a sense of fear rising in her heart . She could deal with just anybody just not the high priest without Wilson and his contacts , there will be a huge mess left for her to clear up " If that happens , how will I become the Empress!" shouted Jezebel flinging everything off from the table near her , sounds or broken glass and china resonated inside her room .She was afraid and angry , she wanted to kill Wilson for abandoning her in between but she knew that without his help , she wouldn't be able to ascend as the Empress ." This - Wilson ! How dare you leave me !" she screeched at the open window hoping to see any signs of Wilson but nothing happened , he was gone and left her ..Abandoning her in the middle of everything .Jezebel bit on her thumb nail an extremely malevolent expression on her face as she muttered furiously under her breath . She knew that her actions
" Your majesty , be as it may ..the second lady Kaisen is rumoured to be the child of the devil , how can we let this rumour circulate?" demanded Count Clodis , his smarmy eyes flickered with disgust as he took Chelsea's name . In his eyes taking the name of a half blood was as bad as stepping on a pile of cow dung ! That too when the woman was born by a prostitute , to say that woman 's name was a huge blow at his pride ." Count Clodis , pay heed to your words who said that my daughter is a devil's child ? She is born and raised by me !" shouted Lord Kaisen though he had always behaved in a gentlemanly way but when he daughter's life was concerned he could no longer control himself . To be claimed as a devil's child , dear Lord, he would have to use the blessings of his seven generations to get Chelsea out of this predicament, if he failed , No ! There was no , way he could fail , there was no option other than to fight till death !
" Chelsea? Chelsea ? can you hear me ?" Rogue shook Chelsea by her shoulders but she seemed as if she couldn't hear him at all . Her body was shaking , and she was writhing in pain , the deadened look her eyes became even more profound as she clutched her neck and screamed ." Chelsea! speak to me ! " he wrapped his arms around her but Chelsea didn't respond , she turned silent all of a sudden , too silent as if she was dead staring at him with no emotions , no light in those dark blue eyes and that scared the shit out of him . His heart twisted in agony and if he wasn't worried about Chelsea so much , he too might have lost his head ." Chelsea ! Come back to me " cupping her face he made her look right in his eyes hoping to see some kind of flicker of recognition, but nothing ." I can't " she murmured sticky like a doll reciting its line " I don't want to die , not , aga